PEIRCE S 3 28 



LAUNCHED: October 1962 

 DELIVERED: May 1963 

 COMMISSIONED: May 1963 

 CALL LETTERS: WTEQ 



DESIGNER: Maritime Administration 

 BUILDER: Marietta Mfg. Co. 



Pt. Pleasant, W.Va. 

 HOME PORT: Norfolk, Va. 



HULL: Welded steel/ice strengthened 

 DISPLACEMENT: 907 tons 

 GROSS TONNAGE: 696 

 NET TONNAGE: 151 



LENGTH ( LOA) : 163 ft. (49,7 m) 

 BREADTH (moulded) : 33 ft. (10.1 m) 

 DRAFT, MAXIMUM: 11.2 ft. (3.4 m) 

 SISTER SHIP(S) : WHITING 



CRUISING SPEED: 12 knts. 

 POWER: 1,600 SHP 

 FUEL CAPACITY: 42,7 00 gal. 

 ENDURANCE: 20 days 



RANGE: 5,764 n. mi. 



FUEL TYPE: #2 diesel 



FUEL CONSUMPTION: 80 gal./hr. 



ENDURANCE CONSTRAINT: Fuel 



OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS 



The PEIRCE is designed and outfitted for hydrographic surveys 

 involving nautical charting. Scientific equipment aboard supports 

 and is related to survey operations. The ship normally operates off 

 the U.S. Altantic coast. Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S. Caribbean 

 Island teritorial waters. 



HABITABILITY 



BERTHING 



Single staterooms: 3 

 Double staterooms: 8 

 Four bunk rooms: 5 

 Total bunks aboard: 39 



FOOD-SERVICE SEATING CAPACITY 

 Wardroom: 8 

 Crew's mess: 2 3 



MEDICAL FACILITIES 



Emergency and first aid equipment, administered by trained vessel 

 personnel. 



COMPLEMENT 



Commissioned officers: 7 

 Crew: 30 



Scientists: 2 

 Licensed officers: 3 



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